A woman spent three months in jail after police mistook cotton candy for meth. [Link] A judge orders George Papadopoulos to jail. [Link] The White House gives authority to US troops deployed to the southern border to use lethal force to protect border patrol. [Link]...
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The Antiwar Comic: Some Problems With Trump
by Tony DiGerolamo | Nov 24, 2018 | Blog
Interesting comments with this one. For a long time, I was accused of defending Trump, now that I'm critical of him, those who yelled at me before praise me and vice versa. More comics at the Webcomic Factory.
News Roundup 11/23/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 23, 2018 | News Roundup
An Amish man is serving a six-year sentence for mislabeling an ointment. He is now seeking a pardon from Trump. [Link] Trump’s deployment of Troops to the southern border will cost taxpayers $72 million. [Link] The White House is considering using US troops at the...
Another Lie About Yemen
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 21, 2018 | Blog
Reading a Reuters report on the restart of fighting in Hodeida, I came across an interesting lie. It was not immediately clear whether the renewed fighting in Hodeidah would derail efforts by U.N. special envoy Martin Griffiths to salvage peace talks that collapsed in...
News Roundup 11/20/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 20, 2018 | News Roundup
Some Trump Administration officials feel John Bolton is becoming the decision maker in US Foreign Policy. [Link] General Dunford complains that tech companies are not working enough with the Pentagon. [Link] US troops deployed to the southern border should complete...
News Roundup 11/19/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 19, 2018 | News Roundup
A must read article by Gareth Porter on the Permanent War Complex. [Link] The Pentagon fails its first-ever audit. [Link] A third journalist has been killed this month in Mexico. [Link] Max Blumenthal explains that US-backed Ukrainian Neo-Nazis are training Ameican...
FPF #273 – US Plans in Syria
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 19, 2018 | Conflicts of Interest
On FPF #273, I discuss the US policy in Syria. US envoy to the Syrian conflict James Jeffery recently gave a press conference on the US goals. I explain the myths the US government believes in that leads to unrealistic goals. Links Minds.com Immersion News James...
FPF #272 – Unbelievable
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 16, 2018 | Conflicts of Interest
On FPF #272, I discuss the House killing a bill that would invoke the War Powers Act to bring the US support for the genocidal Yemen War to an end. The House attached a sentence to a bill about grey wolves to strip the Yemen bill of its privilege to be brought to a...
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Some Things Never Change
"The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance; which condition if he break, servitude is at once the consequence of his crime and the punishment of his guilt.” --John Philpot Curran, Irish statesman, 1790
Anti-War Blog – Remember
The 11th of November, specifically at 11AM is a sacred time that has taken on a religious observance among the victorious of World War One. A time to officially remember those who died in that war and the many others since, often with the observation of silence for a...
Rust-Bucket Life Extension for the Win
Ticonderoga Class Arleigh Burke Class It seems counterintuitive but keeping old ships commissioned is expensive. Expertise on the hulls ages out and retires, technology moves on and maintenance demands increase and don't decrease. These life extensions are random and...
Censorship Down Under
The Australian parliament pushes through a bill that will now control access to social media. Like most censorship and prohibition acts it is done under the guise of child protection, the fear mongering used has been constant. Children can be groomed, manipulated and...
Right Diagnosis, Wrong Prescription
The populist Sanders-left (which is actually broader because it includes Tucker Carlson and others called rightists) is partly correct and partly incorrect about what happened to the Democrats last Tuesday. They say correctly that the Democrats failed because they...
Bang for your Buck: Fraud, Waste and Abuse as a Lifestyle Choice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqJ0kg9xvLs I don't agree with everything he says and he gets technical details wrong like "...these destroyer class ships, probably doing the same thing the submarine does." No, but that's OK. One thing that is always missed here is...
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